Recovering Charles – Chapter 6 Excerpt
It had been three days since Jerome called.
”You can’t ignore this, Luke.” Jordan sat next to me in a booth in a deli on 7th Avenue.
I took a bite of my dill pickle.
”He might think you’re coming, already on your way even. You can’t leave him wondering, Luke. You can’t.”
I reminded myself she was helping, or at least trying to.
”I’m sorry. I know this is your thing. I just want to help.” She began spreading a second layer of cream cheese on her onion bagel.
”I know you do.” I finished my pickle. “I should call him back, at least to tell him I can’t make it. That’s the right thing to do.”
”You’re serious?”
”Of course.”
”You’re not going to go look for your father? You’re not interested?
Curious? He could be alive somewhere. He could be looking for you.”
”Jordy, he’s got my cell. He’d call.”
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